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[Doffie Rotter]

Interesting info re conductivity, Kynan.

One more addendum to the heat issue:  When running on battery, this PB 
is just barely warm!  It's hottest when it's _actively_ charging (i.e., 
when plugged in and under 100% charged).  When it's plugged in and the 
power cord glows green (fully charged), it is slightly less hot.

Someone writing in a Readers' Report on the Macintouch site made a 
similar observation, but also reported that sometimes the battery 
indicator won't go all the way up to 100%, and it seems that the 
machine is going to keep charging without end.  I have not had that 
experience.

     Doffie

On Monday, February 10, 2003, at 11:07 PM, Kynan Shook wrote:

> If you're wondering about thermal conductivity, Aluminum is about 10
> times more conductive than Titanium.  That's good in some sense; the
> heat is getting away from the processor and other hot components more
> easily.  It's also bad; the heat is getting to your hands more easily
> because of this.
>
> FWIW, I found a few values for the thermal conductivity of plastic, and
> they were about the same or slightly more conductive than titanium.